El Kurru Pyramid KU14 — Napatan Queen Mound
Napatan (650 BCE Queen pyramid small)·Kushite Napatan queen·🇸🇩 Northern State, El Kurru cemetery south annex, Sudan
About
About El Kurru Pyramid KU14 — Napatan Queen Mound
Kurru KU14 excavated by Reisner, queen of Aspelta.
Why it mattersKey Kushite Napatan queen pyramid with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Astronomical alignment
- 02Function of enclosure
Theories
- 01Territorial marker
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 650 BCE
- Period
- Napatan (650 BCE Queen pyramid small)
- Culture
- Kushite Napatan queen
- Purpose
- Small Napatan queen pyramid (10 m base) south annex of Kurru — Napatan queens intrusive after kings moved to Nuri
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1904
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 650 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at El Kurru Pyramid KU14 — Napatan Queen Mound
c. 200 CE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at El Kurru Pyramid KU14 — Napatan Queen Mound
On the ground
Structures & features
18.4080° N · 31.7710° E · 285 m · 3 mapped features
El Kurru Pyramid KU14 — Napatan Queen Mound — Principal Pyramid
pyramidpyramid at El Kurru Pyramid KU14 — Napatan Queen Mound — outlier feature
18.4066° N · 31.7713° EEl Kurru Pyramid KU14 — Napatan Queen Mound — Northern Chamber
chamberchamber at El Kurru Pyramid KU14 — Napatan Queen Mound — outlier feature
18.4083° N · 31.7707° EEl Kurru Pyramid KU14 — Napatan Queen Mound — Causeway Annex 3
causewaycauseway at El Kurru Pyramid KU14 — Napatan Queen Mound — subsidiary complex
18.4082° N · 31.7710° E